DHL Express in heavyweight shipment push
DHL Express is accelerating growth in heavyweight air cargo, targeting 50 kg to 3,000 kg industrial shipments as shifting trade lanes and supply chain disruption boost demand for faster, more reliable global delivery.
Does the EU’s Emissions Trading System match reality?
New VesselBot analysis shows routing, port sequence and vessel utilization can dramatically change EU (ETS) costs per container, giving shippers a stronger basis to evaluate carbon surcharges and transportation spend.
The Middle East conflict raises havoc with Gulf air cargo
When the Middle East conflict broke out earlier this year, the capacity of major cargo-carrying Gulf airlines, Emirates, Qatar Airways and Eithad nosedived.
The Maldives, a back-door trade route to Russia for sanctioned goods
The Maldives is drawing scrutiny as a suspected transshipment route for sanctioned goods bound for Russia, with reports citing microchips, aerospace components, aircraft parts, and dual-use cargo moving through Malé by air.
Transatlantic trade: ‘a pocket of stability amid global maritime chaos’?
AJOT takes a deep dive into market fundamentals on the transatlantic trade and the current trends, while also assessing the impact of US import tariffs on traffic volumes.
New EU customs rules for low-value imports reshaping traffic flows
Cross-border e-commerce air cargo is under pressure after EU customs changes, with China-Europe parcel volumes declining while logistics providers reassess capacity, bonded warehousing, regional distribution, and peak-season planning.
Low water Rhine: DHL highlights difficulties in switching to alternative transport modes
Record-low Rhine water levels are disrupting European freight flows as reduced barge capacity, rising surcharges, tight rail availability, and limited trucking options pressure shippers moving cargo through Rotterdam, Antwerp-Bruges, and Germany’s inland corridors.
Europe’s freight transport networks under strain from drought, extreme heat
Europe’s summer heatwave is putting supply chains under pressure, with falling Rhine water levels, wildfire-related rail and road closures, and limited modal alternatives creating new risks for shippers across the continent.
Bab el-Mandeb: a second ‘chokepoint’ for global trade?
Escalating U.S.-Iran conflict is raising fresh fears that Houthi forces could threaten the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, disrupting Suez Canal shipping, oil flows, and global supply chains already strained by the Strait of Hormuz crisis.
Relief as Trump backs down on Hormuz toll, but fear of escalation in Gulf conflict re-ignited
Strait of Hormuz uncertainty is again threatening ocean and air freight as renewed U.S.-Iran hostilities, tanker risks, airspace warnings, and Gulf port diversification plans raise fresh concerns for global supply chains.
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